Pokharni Explained

Pokharni Narasimha
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:19.1192°N 76.7321°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Parbhani district
Founder:Kisannadu Anchintam (Yerralu Dynasty)
Government Type:Grampanchayat
Governing Body:Grampanchayat
Leader Title:Sarpanch
Leader Name:Madanrao S. Wagh
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4881
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Pokharnikar
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi, Telgu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:431521
Registration Plate:MH-22
Website:https://parbhani.gov.in

Pokharni is a village located in the Parbhani District of the Marathawada region of Maharashtra State of India. It is known for a temple dedicated to Narasimha.[1]

It is 19km (12miles) from Parbhani and has a railway station.[2]

Demography

Pokharni Narasimha Railway Station

Parameter Detail[4]
Station code PKNS
SCR (South Central)
Division Hazur Sahib Nanded
District Parbhani
Platforms 2
Halting Trains 13
Elevation 417m
Track Diesel

Geography and Transport

Pokharni is in Parbhani taluka. Pokharni is located on Parbhani-Gangakhed road. Following table shows distance of Pokharni from various cities.

City Distance(KM)
19
21
29
31
32
35
39
72
90
186
473

Narasimha Temple

Pokharni is known for grand old temple of Narasimha, a Hindu deity. Uniqueness about temple is, entrance of the main room where big deity of Narsimha resides is very small and one have to squat to enter in main deity room.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Narsimha Sansthan Pokharni . 15 July 2022 . 6 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180906120255/http://www.narsimhapokharni.org/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!. wikimapia.org.
  3. Web site: Pokharni Village Population - Parbhani - Parbhani, Maharashtra . Census2011.co.in . 2015-09-11.
  4. Web site: PKNS/Pokharni Narasimha (2 PFs) Map/Atlas . India Rail Info . 2011-02-20 . 2015-09-11.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 11 September 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053628/http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/3179390/1371606694/name/Sri+Narasimha+Darshanam+181-Pokharni.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: Lord Narsimha Temple, Pokharni . tourmet . 2014-05-24 . 2015-09-11.